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Deli Meat Help?
I've typically gotten the packaged deli meats that come with nutrition information and a serving size (and a scannable bar code). Now my dad decided to pick up some from a local butcher, which is great (because I didn't need to go shopping myself), but I have no clue what to do with it. I don't know any nutrition…
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I fit into my 8th grade grad dresses
This is absolutely bizarre. I’m doing a closet clear out and I tried on both of my grade 8 grad dresses. One has room and the other is just a little snug in the boobs and that’s it. They essentially fit. I’ve lost 40lbs this year but I thought I really put that on in the last 4 years, but this tells me I’m not far from my…
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Maintainers - how hard was the last 10lbs?
I'm thinking of making a healthywage for the year to lose 20 or 25lbs. I have about 30 left to lose to be in a normal BMI, and 20 or 25lbs over the year is about or under a loss rate of 0.5lb/week, which seems doable. I've already lost 40 in 2018 (well 47 with a few lbs of re-gain over the winter months). It's a challenge,…
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DietBet/HealthyWage type sites - motivating or a bad plan?
(Feel free to skip the pre-amble to the actual question at the bottom!) I've been a little fascinated by DietBet since I heard about it. It and HealthyWage are sites where you essentially bet some money that you will lose X amount of weight by X date. DietBet is 4% of your starting weight in 4 weeks betting $30 USD (which…
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Do you log when you're in a bad place, eating-wise?
Feel free to ignore my little story and just talk about your experience! It's been like over a month since I've been consistently 'on track'. Maybe 2. I thought it was a minor setback, I got a concussion in September and wasn't able to move as much, was at home a lot. My eating wasn't too bad initially though! I ended up…
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Anyone else on Carrot?
Want to do daily challenges together?
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How are you motivated in the evening/after work/when tired? Or, after messing up one thing?
I'm supposed to do my physio exercises twice a day (it takes about an hour). I used to be in a really good routine for this, and I'm not at all now. But even when it was a lot more consistent, it was a lot harder for me to get to the evening ones than the morning ones. The morning is just about getting up and moving and…
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Confused about the Interactions between Strength and a Calorie Deficit
Stats, if it matters: 5'2" 24 F SW: 205, CW: 184.8, GW: 130, calorie goal: 1lb/week at 1480cal/day without exercise. I eat back my exercise calories if I feel like I need to, but they are usually under 150cal and it isn't every day. I have over days too, so I go by more how I feel. So this research black hole started…
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Any other winter swimmers? (Indoors!)
I’ve been getting back into swimming regularly now the weather’s dipped below zero. I’ve realized I have no real way to track any progress in swimming other than I went, swam for however long. I’m not the greatest swimmer, I didn’t pass the grade 7 exit test when I did lessons as a kid (I know the system is different now…
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New activity tracker recording fewer steps than my phone
I lost my trusty old Misfit Flash in the summer. I did a bunch of research on different trackers and ended up replacing it with the Misfit Shine 2, thinking it would work the same but with a few useful to me added features. I’ve had it several days and it’s been.....interesting. In the summer I used to get 8-12 thousand…
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Harder time in the winter months?
Is anyone else struggling a lot more right now? Any tips from people who have successfully dieted during the winter?
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Would you get a tracker that doesn’t sync to MFP?
I’ve had issues figuring out my actual calories out and actual maintenance calories. I’m returning to my active job soon following an injury (I’ve been mostly sedentary for the past month and a half). I also swim, and I want a tracker to do that too. I looked at the Fitbits (charge 3 because of swimming) but found the hard…
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Did losing weight let you wear heels?
One thing I’m really enjoying about losing weight is the fashion options. I’ve lost 45lbs and I feel like I’m starting to develop a style rather than just covering my body to go places. Lots of plus size people have impeccable fashion, but I wasn’t one of them. Clothes weren’t really fun for me until now. I got a cute pair…
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Help me figure out my “real” maintenance?
Hi I’m still really confused about my current eating & weight loss. All I know is that it doesn’t match MFP. I don’t want to lose any faster than 0.5-1lb/week, but I also don’t want to gain. I am currently very sedentary but I will be returning to my more active job steadily. My diary is open, and I’ve pasted in my recent…
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Ideas for eating more cooked veggies without daily cooking?
I’m terrible at eating vegetables because I hate most of them raw and salad makes me gag. Now that it’s getting into winter the few veggies I like raw taste bad & are more expensive (raw carrots & cucumber taste weird now 😞). But I love stir fry & cooked veggies! Mushrooms & peppers & cauliflower & broccoli & cabbage &…
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Am I Losing? Still Confused by Happy Scale :/
I've been using happy scale for several months now, but I still don't get when to "believe" it. I had some help from this community before, and it was pointed out I was losing faster than I expected/planned and I hadn't realized because I hadn't really understood the app. I still...don't really get it. I like the graphs…
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My SO thinks I should stop losing weight but I'm not sure
I'll start with the stats, because this is what is convincing me I should still focus on weight loss as a goal. I'm 5'2, SW:205, CW: 160 GW: 130 (or normal/healthy BMI for my height). Currently I'm just at the point of no longer being obese. Just there. Top end of overweight BMI for my height. Like, barely not obese…
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I have random equipment I don’t know how to use...
I have compiled several things I have literally no idea how to use. I bought an exercise ball because I thought I’d use it as a chair but it’s not a good height for my desk. But it’s still an exercise ball! I just don’t know how to use it. I also have a pair of 10lb dumbbells and now a pair of 3lb dumbbells. I had the 10lb…
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Does anyone do a simple, daily bodyweight routine?
Or do you know of any? I'm currently doing about 30min 2x/day of physio exercises, and a small amount of that is bodyweight strength - I do 8x/leg single leg bridge pose, hold 3 seconds, 10 fire hydrants per leg, hold 3 seconds for glute/hip strengthening that avoids putting strain on my problem knees. I'm also doing some…
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False celebration/slipping up after success
I’ve lost 45lbs since April. Once I got into the swing of things I was Very strict with my intake. I counted things and would avoid foods I knew wouldn’t be filling. I was a little too tightly wound, getting super upset if I ate something wrong/had a over day. I also restricted a bit too much initially, I’ve learned my…
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Dairy Fat Confusion re: Health?
So back in 2015 I went to see the registered dietician that is free through my community health centre, and the main advice I got was: switch to fat free everything - milk, cheese, yogurt. Never eat more than 1 egg/day. Eat 1/2 your plate of veggies. Don't track calories, just make sure you get all the correct food groups.…
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How do you support your SO with weight loss?
If you’ve lost weight in a relationship or your partner has lost weight, what are some things that were really helpful for you that your SO did, or that you try to do to support them? Also what are things that were best avoided/you learned were not the right approach?
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Me-but-not-me feeling 44lbs down?
I don’t know if this is a normal experience, I’m 44lbs down and I keep feeling like I don’t look like myself. I look down at my body and it looks normal - I’m still overweight and have a tummy, etc. But I’ll catch myself in the mirror or in photos where my shoulders look sharp, or my waist looks defined, and while I like…
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Getting tired, worried I will ‘relapse’ in my habits
I’ve been doing well with MFP since April, and I’ve lost 44lbs to date. I’ve been wanting to lose weight since 2015, when I first got this app. It took until April for it to stick - and I spent months not believing it was real. Now I’ve dropped 2 sizes, had my new clothes taken in, my saved old small clothes fit now, I…
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Trackers & accuracy: wrist-worn & HR vs clip for physical job
I made another post here a while back but it was much more convoluted and now I've narrowed things down a bit more, I'll pose the question more accurately. If you remember it, sorry for the repeat! Background: I lost my old fitness tracker that was a clip, the Misfit Flash. I wore it on my waist/in my pocket typically. In…
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Which activity tracker works best with MFP?
I think I’ve lost my tracker. I went on a walk yesterday, got coffee, bought groceries, and by the time I got home it was gone. I’m going to check the coffee shop lost & found but I’m fairly sure it’s gone. I’ve worn it in my pocket because I’d read that was more accurate (but perhaps less safe). I had an old Misfit Flash…
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Do you share fitness tracker data with IRL friends? (Eg Fitbit)
Do you add your IRL coworkers, friends, family on your fitness tracker social app? Do you find it motivating? Or is it something you would never do & why?
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Having trouble staying motivated after losing 40lbs & getting a concussion
I got a concussion Saturday and it’s a struggle to log & im having trouble caring about being on track. But it was already starting to be a problem before then because I feel happy with my progress and I think I am becoming complacent and I’m not quite out of obesity yet (about 5lbs left). But still 30 before normal BMI.…
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Am I losing too fast again?
I posted here a while back about losing hair. Since then I’ve cut my hair and started taking a multi and biotin (my iron & b12 & thyroid were checked and came back fine). My hair is continuing to fall out a lot although not as badly as before. A recommendation I’ve tried my best to heed is to slow my loss to 1/2-1lb/week.…
